driver as she was out celebrating her 24th birthday. this is th victim's dad. >> she was happy as can be. just, we have three children. she's our youngest. a wonderful woma a wonderful, wonderful girl. truly added to everybody's life. truly will be missed. especially by her mom and dad. >> reporter: for her to die this way. >> it's just horrible. it's unreal. >> reporter: pice say this happened around 1:30 this morning on the connecticut avenue ramp just south of dupont circle. keala ryan was getting out of the rear passenger seat of a car when she was hit baine suv. that suv flees the scene, headed toward dupont circle but not before a bicyclist writes down the tag number and calls 911. that led police to the garage of the elizabeth condominium in

friendship heights. there they located and seized this lexus suv. 30-year-old uriba davidson, a woman linked to that lexus, charged in montgomery county with driving under the influee. they say she refused to take a breathalyzer test. sources say police found evidence that someone used goof-off to try and clean the front end of that suv. now so far, no official charges in the fatal hit and run in the district. police will probably want to interview her as they continue to investigate thecase. back to you. pat collins, thank you. police are investigating an armored c robbery in bethesda, it happened just after noon today. police say two men approached the armored car outside the wachovia bank on wisconsin

avenue. the suspects robbed the guard, stole his weapon and then took off. no one was hurt right now, prince george's county police are holding a news conference in rponse to an alleged cheating scandal at the police training academy. dozens of cadets were now swor officers are accused of cheating on written tests. there is a fear that the scandal could put hundreds of criminal cases in jeopardy. news4's darcy spencer is there and will bring us a live report coming up at 5:30. in decision 2010a closely watched race for maryland brought the president out for a rally in prince george's county today. president obama appeared with governor martin o'malley urging demoatic voters to get as fired up as they were in the 2008 elections. the rally just wrapped up. chris? >> reporter: governor o'malley is running on his record that he is committed to higher education and has put a freeze on tuition at state colleges and universities tow past four years.

drive it out of the ditch where republican they say, left it. >> in this battle for america's future, and in this battle for our children's future. mr. president, know that we stand with you and we want to move maryland forward. don't we? >> president obama and governor o'malley chose this use, a historically black college, because it is in the art of prince george's county and they want to motivate the heavily democratic efforts in american community here to get out and vote. >> as long as i am president and as long as martin o'malley is your governor, we will not allow politicians in washington or annapolis to sacrice your education for tax cuts we can't afford. that is the choice in this election. >> during the speech, some in the crowd fainted from exposure

to the sun or dehydration. a couple were transported for treatment. but most came away from the obama-o'malley rally with a renewed energy. >> i believe that with obama's presence, it should get the votes of the people. >> the young people, getting them engaged again. and other senior citizens like myself who will get out here and make sure that we vote for o'malley and for any other democrat that has an oortunity to be running. >> now governor o'malley may be getting more high profile help. the is talk of campai appearances with former president blin. we're live tonight at bowie state university. >> thank you. today malmillio'malley's challe also here. he told voters i now has enough campaign funds to start running

commercials in the campaign area. they're running today. he also that voters in our region will play a crucial role on november 2. >> the key to our winning is here. getting toward montgomery county. the washington suburbs. we're going to win big around the state. >> the latest poll average from real clear politics shows ehrlich trailingo'malley by about eight points. some tense moments at ballou high school this morning as poce tried to arrest a student for a probationviolation. around 9:30, a d.c. police officer and two school security officer confronted the student inside the front entrance to the school. a scuffle broke out and police stay student bit one officer on the arm. at one point, the officers and the student were peer sprayed. one concerned parent went rushing to the school to check on his sons after hearing about the incident. >> they played football. you try to go school.

go to practice. not puck him up. >> is that why you're up here? you heard the trouble? >> ah. >> the officer and the students were not seriously hurt. police eventually took him into custody. that student now faces additional charges including assault on a police officer. a security breach at philadelphia international aiort forced passengers from a plane while officials conducted a search. authorities say someone without a security badge was helping to load a u.s. airways plane bound for better maude -- for bermuda. police stay person helping to load the plane was dressed in an airline uniform. the whereabouts of that person are not clear. >> tonight, district officials are looking into why dozensf tiny birds were found dead in far southwest washington nea blue plains. the birds were found in the 5,000 block of overlook avenue

southwest. which runs parallel to i-295 in the district. tom sherwood has our story. >> reporter: okay. it wasn't exactly a scary scene from alfred hitchco's 1963 classic, the birds. but here along overlook avenue last night, there were reports of hundred of small dead birds just outside the massive blue plains water treatment facility. >> we contacted the d.c. department of health. we brought in while life experts. we've taken samples. it doesn't appear that any of those issues are in play. >> the fear was that some water treatment chemical or other contaminant had done in the bird it turn out the flock of might go rating birds, tinyhimney swifts were chasing bug and got hit by cars. >> they were feeding on the small bugs in the are from what we can tell, following bugs in their trajectory was

bringing them in the line of traffic flow and they were getting hit by cars. it wasn't a big burst of birds being kill at once. it was over a 24-hour period. >> reporter: george hawkins runs theater system and treatment facility. but three of them have been taken to a lab just to double-check that something else didn't do them in. weave an alfred hitchcock situation of the bird situation? >> no. the other way around. the birds are putting themselves in peril in front of our vehicles. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news4, washington. things are starting to warm up around hear. >> they sure are. doug kmerer has been keeping tabs and he tells us, it will be gorgeous over the next few days. >> temperatures today are really, really nice. notice the flags blowing in the wind. toward the washington monument. you can see a coupleof kites throughout in the distance. winds have been gusting upwards of 10 to 20 and even 30 miles an

hour during the day. take a look at the numbers. 73 in sterling. 75 in washington, d.c. 73 in clinton and toward quantico with the temperature now, 75 degrees. the current wind gust, 22. the district, 26. wind gusts just in the last hour, 26 miles an hour. so those winds willtay up. high pressure now dominating the region. and we are seeing sunshine from washington, d.c. all the way back toward chicago. it just some beautiful weather. that will allow mperatures to cool off fairly quickly. 67 by 9:00. 63 by 11:00. by 5:00 sxam 7:00 a.m., you're looking at a temperature of around 5 in the city. many areas waking up t temperatures in the lower 40s once again. if you've been using the jackets during the morning hours, you will most likely need them again. they'll be coming off around 9:00 or 10:00 as the temperatures warm up. highs tomorrow into the 70s. will show you how long i think

it will last. we'll see you then. >> thank you. we have some breaking news. chopper 4 live over the scenef a fair in silver spring, marld. this is happeng off collinwood, terrace. one person has been taken to the hospital. it looks like the planes are out. this is silver spring, maryland. still ahead, a local grocery store turned crime scene. how this man managed to steal a backck full of stuff without anyone catching him. caught on camera. a democrat running for congress thought she was having fun at a costume party but now the pictures are coming back to hahn her. i'm liz crenshaw. high end discount, wet or dry. the could be harmful bacteria lurking inour pet's food and it could make you sick. my story is coming up.

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with chili's $20 dinner for two. my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher. my dad's an auto technician. my mom's a receptionist. i'm not sure i would have been le to afford college without the tuition freeze. while tuition in other states is rising out of reach.. governor o'malley made the tough choice to freeze tuition. he made my dream of going to college into a reality. i'the first in my family to go to college. my brother and i never would have been able to afford college. even though times were tough... governor o'malley kept his promise there's never a doub.. there's never a doubt whose side he's on.

martin o'malley... moving maryland forward. a woman is dead in dupont circle after celebrating her birthday. police track down a driver who they believe was behind the wheel. they found her in chevy chase. the woman was chargedith dui. d.c. police have not yet charged the driver in the hit and run.

a student at ballou high handle arrested aft a scuffle with police inside the school. officers confronted the student wanted on a probation violation. police say he bit one of the officers. that student w eventually taken into custody. he is now facing more charges including charges of assault on an officer. esident obama was in prince george's county to rally democratic voters today to keep governor martin o'malley in annapolis. the two appeared at bowie state university urging everyone to turn out like they did during the 2008 election now. let's fast forward to the weather. >> a nice day out there. >> a fantastic day. hot off the presses. this is a mouthful. the drought coordination committee of the council of governments has lifted the drought wat. that's some good news. that's so good news. all that tells you --

>> we were wondering. >> that was put in effect on september 9 and now we're looking at normal level in the potomac. i was about to say the pacific. as well. but good news is, w're good as far as our water is concerned. and very close to our average consumption of water around the region. a beautiful shot. plenty of sunshine out there. bright blue skies. just a gorgeous, gorgeous day. and it makes you feel better that we lasted through all the cloudiness and the col temperatures when you see a day like this. there is a lot more of these to come although i think they'll have less wind. that was the only factor. 75 degrees out there. current temperature of 75. th humidy of 36%. they've been gusting upwards of 20 to 30 miles an hour. oh the next few days, they will subside. culpeper, virginia, winchester at 71 degrees. martinsburg around fun as well. our area of storminess, that

low-pressure area across the mid-atlantic and the northeast is now well to the north and east of the gion. that's very good news for us. not much in the way of cloud cover at all as this area of high pressure is going to be dominating the entire eastern half the nation for at least the next four to five days. bringing a lot of sunshine and some very nice weather. if you're traveling anywhere across the eastern portion of the country, you picked a pretty nice week to do it. it will be incredibly nice right through holiday weekend. yo forecast for this evening, clear skies cooling off quickly as the sun makes its way down. continued breezy, 62 to 75. winds out of the northwest. tomorrow morming it will be a little on the cool side. 52 to 52. men of sunshine tomorrow. it will lead those temperature up to about 72 to 76 degrees. a fantastic friday. nice and warm with mostly sunny skies. winds only about five to ten

miles an hour. monday, hey of 81 degrees. i think we will stay ne through the extended outlook as well with a couple chances for showers tuesday through thursday. >> we're loving it. >> you really are. >> and we're all caught up. >> we are. the drought coordination committee of metropolitan council of governments says thank you. wel talk about it later. >> abbreviate that. >> listen to this next story. you'll be glad. >> okay. >> we always say that we cat get sick from our pets. >> now there are some new studies showing people can actually contract some pretty dangerous infects from pet food. and liz crenshaw joins to us explain how it can happen. it doesn't matter if it is wet or dry. pet food can be a source of harmful bacteria and now health officials are warning people, especily young children, that they can get ve sick if they don't handle their pet food properly.

>> it is on the floor all the time. >> her 1 and a half-year-old son is at the age when he is crawling all over e hour, including in the kitchen where the family's yellow lab butter cup also has his meals. >> to be honest, when he started crawling, his favorite toy was the dog bowl. he would throw it everywhere. >> what she did not realize was she was putting her son at rick of getting sick from dangerous bacteria like salmonella that could be lurking in some pet foods. >> you're dealing with an animal product. most of the pet foods are sxookd that will destroy the salmonella. if anything is added afte the cooking process, like a flavoring, then that can increase the chance of a saonella contamination. >> since 2006, the food and drug administration has issued 13 pet food recalls due to salmonella contamination. a recent study by the centers for disease controlfound that from january 2006 through

october 2008, 79 people developed salmonella poisoning after coming in contact with tainted pet food. 32 of those cases were in children age 2 or younger. veterinarian ashley hughes works at the friendship hospital for animals. >> if the food were contaminated and you were to touch it and not wash your hands and somehow get it into your sysm, then yes, you could contract it. >> it is not just salmonella. e. coli and other toxins have been the source of past pet food recalls. she said getting sfrk your pet food is uncommon but when it happens, it can be 73 causing stomach pain, fehr and even death. fortunately it is easy to avoid. a keyafety practice is keeping pet food away om the kitchen. most of us feed our dogs and cats right in our own kitchens, from the kitchen counter with utensils, et cetera. you say don't do that. >> there was a recent study that

that said people who fed their dogs and cats in their kitchen were four time more liky to contract a bacterial infection from the food. >> that mean feeding them in another room and using specific utenls for pet food. she said to make sure you wash your hands after you handle pet food and keep children under 5 years old away from pet food, treats and feeding areas. >> we've been trying to take as many precautions as we can. >> once randy learned about the potential health problems with contaminated dog food, she has made some changes in her home. she puts butter cup's bowl away after eats. doesn't allow her son to feed the dog anymore. and is diligent about washing her hands after preping the pet's food. >> i think every mother gets pretty concerned about anything that can poe thitentially harm children. after learning that kit contain bacteria, a lot of

people say i'll make my own pet food. and the vet said going to could harm ur animal because store bought versions are fortified for dogs and cats. it is a warning out there. i don't think we have to worry about it at every moment but they're saying, take the precautions because you don't really know. >> feed them away from the kitcheand don't put their bowl on the counter ung human utensils et cetera. >> you don't know. you're using the pet food and then there are recall issues after someone gets sick them want us to treat itith safe habits. >> all right. thank you. still ahea she is duke university's most infamous author. a student creates a list rating her sexual partners. now that list has gone viral. a tug-of-war over toilets why organizers are threatening to put pad locks.

and how do you fix cell phones that have water damage?

computers and other gadgets are a big part of college students' often frantic lives. however.

say they would be even more frazzled without them. according to an associated press mtv poll out today, 57% of students say life without computer and cell phones would makehem more stressed. still, aignificant number, 25%, said life without gadgets would be a relief. >> what did we do before the gadgets? >> exactly. most of us have dropped a cell phone a time or two. what happens if it winds up a pool or the toilet bowl? >> most cell phone providers don't replace a water damaged phone. experts say there are though, a w thing do you know to fix the problem yourself. one idea is to put the phone in rice. that's because rice daws water. another up the is to maybe p it on top of the refrigerator. there are also several ideas posted on the intern. >> if i had a blackberry, i

would take battery out and then put in it front of a fan and dry it out. after i was confident, replace the battery and start again. if i had an iphone, i would let it dry out,ry it if it works great, if not bring it to the professionals. >> he said about 85% of the water damaged cell phones that customers bring in. >> that's where you don't want. if it goes, there i'm throwing it away. i ain't dialing on it again. it is not the issue you would expect for a woman ruing for congress. >> the snap shot putting a political unknown from virginia in the national spotlight. a dangerous coection. why experts believe, what is to blame for an increase in arthritis cases? >> he looks like a shopper but police say his actions were criminal. he hid in a local

the suspect reportedly took guard's weaponnd the money. then took off. so far no arrests. dozens of tiny birth were found

dead along the 5000 block of overlook avenue on southwest d.c. overnight. the chimney swifts were found just outside the large bl plains water treatment facility. at first, district officials thought they may have been kill by a contaminant from the facility. it turns out, the might go rating birds were chasing-the migrating birds were chasing bugs and hit by vehicle. and humans can get sick from their pet's food if it has been recalled or contaminated. some pet food contains additive that's increases the chance of salmonella or e. coli. health officials recommend keeping pet food and pet food dishes away from your kitchen and you should wash your hands often when handling pet food. a great day out there. plenty of sunshine. we've been waiting for the sunshine and fnally we have it outside. take a look at this. a beautiful shot of the city right now looking right across the area. plenty of that sunshine.

temperature up to around 75 today under mostly sunny skies and wind out of the northwest about 12 miles per hour. all because of this area of high pressure. yesterday it wasow pressure dominating the area. now it is hgh pressure trying to move through. but that same area of high pressure is going to cool thing down tonight. we'll see some cool temperatures. 43 in frederick, 52 in the district. 50 toward annapolis and back toward winchester. temperatures around 45 by the time you wake up. it wl be on the chilly side. tomorrow we'll warup nicely into the lowo middle 70s for just about everybody with men of sunshine once again. aware on a roll and i'll tell you at, it will be a nice one. >> thanks. police in alexandria are trying to find a grocery store burglar. >> andetectives say he may have made their job very easy for them by walking right into a surveillance camera. aarogilchrist is here with the video. >> reporter: according to police, this guy d out in the

giant grocery store for hours whex stepped out of the adows, cameras were rolling. does this guy look familiar to you? how about now? companion rhea policeope this will help them catch the man they say walked into a giant food store just before 10:00 sunday night, hid and then won't a shopping spree. >> there's oefd more video footage of them closing the store for the fight and every one leaving. then you see a male subject wandering the hall ways with a backpack. >> reporter: he wanders past the beer and wine cases with a backpack. minutes later he was carrying the bag andn every video, the bag got fuller. the money shot of their suspect at work, police say, came in the rear storage area. >> there is a point when he is in the back storage area where there is a camera focused directly on the door. he walks toward the door. decides he dsn't want to leave that way. come back toward the camera. as he passes toward the camera, there is an excellent face shot. >> reporter: the detective said

an alarm did go off but the monitoringompany never called police stoefl suspect threw his bounty over his shoulder and walk out. >> they're not sure what items were taken. they're going through inventory andry to determine what items were taken. >> reporter: in the meantime, they believe if the right person swleez the storeamera picked up and chooses to do the right thing, this case could be in the bag. >> anyone that knows this person shld be able to identify them. >> reporter: police stay burglar will likely face a larceny charge when he is caught. anyone who recognizes that man in the video should call alexandria police. there is a new scandal unfolding now at duke university. a recent graduate the named karen owen created a power point presentation sting her sexual conquests from her sophore year through her senior year. in addition to listing the athletes, she also rates their performance and charts them on a

bar graph. she emailed her 42 page report to all her friends. now it has gone viral. she said she regrets what she did. many duke students say this is the last publicity the school kneads. back in 2006, a stripper accused three lacrosse players of raping them at a team party. those charges were eventually dropped. but the scandal still lingers. prince george's county police are investigating a cheating scandal. dozens of officers there accused of getting answers to tests given during their time in the training academy. darcy spencer is live outside police headquarters in palmer park this afternoon with this developing story. darcy? >> reporter: the press conference continues behind these doors involving the police chief, as well as prince george's county executive jack johnson, as well as the public safety director. this involvellegations that there were some cadets involved in cheating back in november 2009 athe police academy.

what the chief is saying and continues to say, there was no cheating involving these cadets them say they could face disciplinary action expulsion. the chief said it is unextra. there were allegations that they were given answers to questions. and even one cadet whoasn't there was given a 100%. but the chief said that cadet really did not exist. he said at particular cadet was there at the time and was given a score for the test and he was in fact. there hilton said there were a couple of instructors who did give out answers and appropriate disciplinary action has been taken. >> an additional review of the allegations made in the article indicates that section 115 did t engage many cheating.

that all it has thus far revealed that all these officers professionally and adequately took the appropriate tests. >> reporter: so again, police ief robbo hilton basically defending his officer saying they did nothing wrong. that there is in fact no cheating scandal involved here. he did iicate there were one or two instructor who had given out some answers and that disciplinary action had been taken. also, county executive jack johnson said there will be a top to btom review and audit of every piece of paper, to make sure everything was done appropriately. he they say there wano sign of cheating at this point. reporting live, darcy spencer, news4. >> thanks. the race r virgia's first congressional district has gained some national attention tonight after racy photos of one of the candidates was posted all

over the internet. revealing pictures of democratic nominee crystal ball were plastered over dozens of political websites yesterday. these are some of the photos, the timer ones. they show her posing in a halloween costume with sex ys. ball said she finished college when the photo were taken. the 29-year-old said she is hurt but it is not enough to push her out of the race. >> i think we all have been to parties in our life. i think we've all had private photos taken that we wouldn't want to be in the public eye. ball is running against republican rob whitman. he said he is opposed to the pictures being put o display and hope they'll be removed. d.c.'s presumptive mayor elect vincent gray will hold another town hall meetin he has promised to hold a meeting. he met in ward five on tuesday. he describe his goals as mayor

and he answered voters' questions. tonight it is ward three's turn. it starts at 6:00 at columbus episcopachurch in albemarle street northwest. still to come, chances are you don't recognize this guy but you do know his name. and not this one. actually we got it reversed. another guy -- that one. you don't recognize. but he has the same name pass other one you know. >> we'll explain that. plus, how one farmer is cashing in on the sound of music. >> oink, oink. [ music throughout ] [ male announcer ] looking r a complete picture of your money?

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a woman makes a big paperful mistake with super glue. musical pigs help bring home the bacon for one farmer and justin bieber can't understand why he is being bombarded with phone cas from fans. all stories that make you say what? a warning, this story isn't for the faint of heart. an arona woman said she wound up in the hospital after she mixed up her eyedrops with super glue. she tried to wash the glue out of her eye after she realized the miake but it didn't work. so she wenl to the e.r. doctors were able to cut off the glue and wash out the woman's eye to prevent any major damage.

>> are they dancing? a pig farmer in rwanda has found music to be the secret of success. a d.j. pipes in hip hop, r & b from american musicians into the pen. he said it helps them relax and digest their food. and this south florida man was kicked off facebook. accused of using the fake name, justin bieber. that's really his name, folk. he receives as many as 50 phone messages in two hours. up to ten fan mail letters day. and well known singers have lled him too. he said the one good thing, now everyone can prounce his name. before everyone said justin biber. >> that's too bad.

imagine if you were looking for justin and you were a teenage girl and you got that dude instead. you would be a little surprised. maybe a little disappointed. doreen is here now with a look at what's coming up. we have a bunch coming up. metro is getting ready to do some major track work th will completely shut down two metro stations. we'll tell you how your waistline might be able to predict your chances of developing diabetes. and some letter carrie were thanked today for doing a lot more than just delivering the mail. we'll have their stories and a lot more coming up. i know somebody who did that sur glue in the eye thing. if you have on your night stand, if you put on those fake fingernail and have the glue for that next to your contact lens stuff, could it happen. >> i think it happens more than we realize. >> thanks. >> coming up next, still weeks away. a battle is already brewing over jon stewart and steven colbert's

welcome back. a beautiful day out there after a lot of cool days. four days in a row. well below average. now we're above average. take a look outside. out toward northern virginia, hello, everybody out there. looking pretty good. temperaturewise,5 degrees. winds out of the northwest at 12 miles an hour but still gusting upwards of 20 to 25 miles an hour. we will see those wis begin to die down. the temperature cool off. 75 here. frederick at 70. hagerstown at 69. next couple of days looking

great. plenty of sunshine. 77 on saturday. sunday and monday also looking good. monday, high temperature getting up toward about 81 degrees a great three-day week for many of you out there. enjoy it. >> thanks, doug. >> time for a little redskins rewind. it is on. >> great weekend. let's hope it makes a great game for the redskins. th will be a good one. we'll talk about an old one. we dial it back to 1988 when the redskins visited the packers. not on the frozen tundra but the soggy outfield of county statement in milwaukee you see until 1994, part of the home schedule was played in wisconsin's largest city to appease the biggest part of the fan base. as for the skins, they went in with questions at quarterback and at running back. plus, some extra motivation from a former teammate.

>> reporter: oober 23, 1988. surging ck from surge. doug william in his first game in a month after an appendectomy gets in his groove real quick. on the skins' second possession. a 21-yard strike. the hall of famer for a 10-0 lead. >> theirst quarter game i was a little nervous. ce i got in there, something i've been playing for years. i realized football, let'set on with what we had to do. >> what a perk envinment for your debut to come back. wet, soggy, a hostile crowd. >> and a tough game. i couldn't ask for aetter situation. it's good. what it does for me mentally get myself ready. we're going to win a tough game. >> he did have some tough spots. game tied at 10-10 in the third quarter. he connects wi ony.

brian gets on top of it. two plays later, and don shows how he got his nickname. the magic man. scrambling, he finds keith woodside from eight yards out. his second touchdown of the day. packers up 17-10. then it was kelvin's chance to shine. a 77 yard drive. capped off by a perfect pass from doug william. the skins had a field goal and lead 20-17. thanks in large part to ian's 2011 yard dash. i just hope i can stay healthy. i think i can help a lot. i want to get behind them. they came up real good. i think they're comi around working good together. >> when you look at what he es for offense, he is not the pounding, bruising type that timmy smith was. rtainly hits it very quick.

>> does he have an s on his chest? >> he has a lot of thing on his chest. he is super man on the team. the last three game, we've got a long road to travel >> t last stretch of that afternoon's road had one last bump in it. max. e place kicker said he wanted to be a part of beating his old team. instead, he gave them the win. with 14 seconds left, his 24-yard attempts, sails wide left. skins win it 20-17. >> at the en, we realized that he would not let us down. >> no question. again, i would definitely, a nice gift. >> never nice to kickers, are they? the bitterness taken with max

and the skins went back to 1986 when the rookie kicker missed the extra point. the center at the time, jeff, joked that in practice next week, he could snap and bostick would kick. and he said i don't apeciate those comments. we're supposed to be teammates. >> all righ thanks. >> it is going to be a busy week on the national mall later this month. saturday, october 30th. there will be the steven colbert march. >> then on the next day, the marine core marathon. they will share some of the same space but there's one thing they won't be sharing. the bathroom. >> big crowds are expected for both events. whenever there are large crowds, there has to be a place to go. >> some are playing, some are not. if you've ever attended one those outdoor events, you know how relieved you can be to find

one of these. they're as much a part of big events as the crowds themselves. actually you can't have one without the other. the national parks service says so. >> formulated for every 300 persons, there is one portable restroom required. whatever thattotal number becomes, 20% of that total number of restrooms, 20% must be handicapped acceible restrooms. >> the organizers have contracted about 750 porta johns with their event. about 50 would be placed on the mall area nearhe start of their 10k and its 10,000 runners. that meant that organizers of the rallies are hang a hard time contracting their own little louver. they've reportedly offered to share the cost and the quleeng the organizers, having them ready with the start of e race. so far the answer has been no. they said the porta-johns will

be locked. >> they're comedians. they should be able to appreciate the humor in that. he has to be able to take it as well as dish it out. >> should rally organizers take seriously the concern that they could be trumped by a no potty, no rlly rule? >> taken with washington, d.c., metropolitan area, and metropolitan baltimore, there are probably more than enough port-a-potties to satisfy everybody's needs. >> organizers of the rallies have played for a joint permit for their event. the park service is still considering their request. when we come right back, one in five americans has arthritis and the number is growing. >> you may be surprised to find out what researchers say is

i'm bob ehrlich. i'm not the kind of guy o likes to hang on the sidelines. today maryland's in trouble. we're worse f than we were four years ago. dangerous debt, higher taxes, not enoughobs. we need real leadership to turn this state around. fix the budget honestly. grow small business, really. excellent schos everywhere. protect the bay, finally. it's why i'm running -- to makthe state we love not just good, but great. now let's get down to work.

one thing a lot of folks are doing less of because of the economy is eating out. there are some good news for restaurants and bar workers. it seem diners are not scrimping on the tips they leave. according to th restaurant review guide, 91% ofiners surveyed sai they tip as much as now as before the recession. get this, 4% said they're tipping more. >> more americs are dealing with the pain of arthritis than ever before.

the debilitating joint problem affects one in five americans and it isxpected to hit millions more over the next two decades. >> as erica edwards reports, obesity could be contributing to the problem. >> i can see it. >> reporter: about one out of every five adults in this country suffers from arthtis. a painful condition that ocrs when joints begin to break down. experts say they expect that number to increase dramatically over the next two decades for two main reasons. americans aging and gaining weight. a new report estimates 76 million americans will have arthritis by 2030. a significant jump from the 50 million who have it now. and nearly half say the pain interferes with their daily lives. >> for some people, this means they can't get dressed. they can't climb stairs. they can't work. they can't enjoy recreational

activities. >> reporter: the doctor is president of the arthritis foundation. he said it is the leadingause of disabilityin this country and that includes lost wages and job productivity. >> one of the main reasons the work force is struggling from disability is because of arthritis. that i think factor alone needs a lot more attention. >> reporter: experts recommend first payingang to the scale and say losing just ten pounds can help lessen the painful effects of arthritis. >> women, smokers and those with lower levels of education were also at greater rick for osteoarthritis. >> rheumatoid arthritis risk factors were not a part of this study. >> that's it for news4 at 5:00. news4 at 6:00 starts right now. prince george'county police defended their recruits saying no one cheated on exams.

>> there have been more attacks on nato trucks headed to afghanistan as that war stretches now into its tenth year. a 24th birthday celebration turns tragic when a woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver at dupont circle. >> we begin with a presidential endorsement in the florida race for governor. good evening. governor o'malley hopes getting the support ofresident obama in the heart of prince george's county will help win the black vote. and it is shaping up to be a race where every vote counts in tight battle against republican governor ehrlich. >> reporter: it was chosen to highlight the governor's commitment to higher education. and he is counting on the president to help him deliver the vote here in prince george's county. he wants the president to help. >> in this battle for america's future, in this battle for our children's future, mr. president knows that we